RESEARCH: Post-draft roster churn by size, type of league
Apr 7 2019
A lingering question in fantasy baseball circles is how to approach modifying your overall draft strategy in leagues of different sizes. For example, an owner might be more likely to take a stars and scrubs approach in a 12-team league as compared to a 15-team league, under the assumption that a 15-team league would see less overall drafted player turnover, and have less free talent available on the waiver wire than a 12-team league. Is this strategy adjustment optimal?
One methodology for answering that question is to generate data from the post-draft and end-of-season rosters in various leagues. This serves to compare the percentage of players that remained with their drafting team ("Hold"), the percentage of players who ended up on a...
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